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4102Something I’ve thought about a lot lately is how, when Trump first ran in 2016, he was not anti-trans. He even remarked during one of the debates that, at his properties, people could use whatever bathroom they wished. Of course, anyone with a brain knew never to trust this man on anything.
The thing that supporters of authoritarians never realize is just how swiftly and completely they can become enemies, worthy of extermination. TikTok went overnight from being evil to brilliant, in a very public change of status that everyone witnessed in real time. And yet, these cult members think that they’ll be exempt when the inevitable time comes.
It makes me think that, if someone wants to grow a grenade into this administration, they need to attend a Trump press conference but ask for Elon Musk to answer certain questions. You’ll see the tech bros become enemies of the state immediately.
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4103I know first hand several fed employees are already consulting lawyers about filing workplace harassment suits against the barrage of threatening letters they've been receiving, with demands contradicting existing policy or the law. I hope someone successfully sues the fuck out of them for being intimidated into removing pronouns from a damn Linkedin page.
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4104And then there's this: "Pentagon agency bans observances for Black History Month and other 'special observances'"
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)
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4105^^^^^
Fuck these people are evil.
25% tariffs on all goods from Mexico and Canada, 10% on goods from China. No listed exemptions so far, though they’re likely for oil and gas.
Fuck these people are evil.
25% tariffs on all goods from Mexico and Canada, 10% on goods from China. No listed exemptions so far, though they’re likely for oil and gas.
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4106US cost of living is about to rocket. Americans will be paying the tariffs, not China et al.Wood Goblin wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2025 1:48 pm ^^^^^
Fuck these people are evil.
25% tariffs on all goods from Mexico and Canada, 10% on goods from China. No listed exemptions so far, though they’re likely for oil and gas.
clocker bob may 30, 2006 wrote:I think the possibility of interbreeding between an earthly species and an extraterrestrial species is as believable as any other explanation for the existence of George W. Bush.
Re: Politics
4107Don't hold your breath waiting for Trumper types to have buyer's remorse. It's a delusion, and it runs deep.
Remember that during the pandemic, even as some people let out their last breaths of air while intubated in overfilled hospitals, they were unwilling to admit Covid 19 was real.
I suggest maybe budgeting your intake of all this. It's not likely to end well. Just in the span of less than two weeks, we've reached new lows, as a country. Soon enough people will look at Trump 1.0 with rose tinted glasses (if you will). It's not a great time to be an American, even if one doesn't belong to a currently persecuted group. Soon enough this will affect us all, more and more blatantly, and short of an impeachment or something, Trump and his cronies will continue down this path. It really is a terrible thing that millions of voters have willed into being over supposed "dinner table issues," which as noted will only get worse.
I'll be handling this in my own way, making good art, living somewhat responsibly, telling the haters to fuck off in my mind, supporting art that raises my moods. But just remember, all of these drastic measures are by design. This administration wants to put the squeeze on reasonable people. If these policies don't "make sense," that's deliberate. They want freethinkers and somewhat liberated/"live and let live" people to feel less and less welcome here.
Good luck.
Remember that during the pandemic, even as some people let out their last breaths of air while intubated in overfilled hospitals, they were unwilling to admit Covid 19 was real.
I suggest maybe budgeting your intake of all this. It's not likely to end well. Just in the span of less than two weeks, we've reached new lows, as a country. Soon enough people will look at Trump 1.0 with rose tinted glasses (if you will). It's not a great time to be an American, even if one doesn't belong to a currently persecuted group. Soon enough this will affect us all, more and more blatantly, and short of an impeachment or something, Trump and his cronies will continue down this path. It really is a terrible thing that millions of voters have willed into being over supposed "dinner table issues," which as noted will only get worse.
I'll be handling this in my own way, making good art, living somewhat responsibly, telling the haters to fuck off in my mind, supporting art that raises my moods. But just remember, all of these drastic measures are by design. This administration wants to put the squeeze on reasonable people. If these policies don't "make sense," that's deliberate. They want freethinkers and somewhat liberated/"live and let live" people to feel less and less welcome here.
Good luck.